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AGU Press Briefing May 29th: Comparing the Urban Ecology of Two Cities.

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Abstract:: Ecologists now accept human beings and our activities as a significant influence on the Earths ecology. ASTER data is being used to better understand urban ecology, in particular how humans build their cities and affect the surrounding environment. Will Stefanov of Arizona State University will present the first set of ASTER images of the urban skeleton of the amount of built structures in 12 cities around the world and discuss the Urban Environmental Monitoring project which will examine 100 urban centers to look for common features (or lack of them) in global city structure and monitor change over time.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary, Post-secondary
SubTopics:: Green Building and Design
Collection:: NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

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AGU Press Briefing May 29th: Urban Ecology of Baltimore, MD.

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Abstract:: Ecologists now accept human beings and our activities as a significant influence on the Earths ecology. ASTER data is being used to better understand urban ecology, in particular how humans build their cities and affect the surrounding environment. Will Stefanov of Arizona State University will present the first set of ASTER images of the urban skeleton of the amount of built structures in 12 cities around the world and discuss the Urban Environmental Monitoring project which will examine 100 urban centers to look for common features (or lack of them) in global city structure and monitor change over time.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary, Post-secondary
SubTopics:: Green
Collection:: NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

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AGU Press Briefing May 29th: Urban Ecology of Phoenix, AZ.

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Abstract:: Ecologists now accept human beings and our activities as a significant influence on the Earths ecology. ASTER data is being used to better understand urban ecology, in particular how humans build their cities and affect the surrounding environment. Will Stefanov of Arizona State University will present the first set of ASTER images of the urban skeleton of the amount of built structures in 12 cities around the world and discuss the Urban Environmental Monitoring project which will examine 100 urban centers to look for common features (or lack of them) in global city structure and monitor change over time.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary, Post-secondary
SubTopics:: Green Building and Design
Collection:: NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

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AP Environmental Science: Biological

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Abstract:: The needs of humans and the living organisms and processes that comprise the biosphere are inextricably connected. Because of this connection the proper management of biological resources requires that genetic diversity and suitable habitats be maintained.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
SubTopics:: Green
Collection:: Connexions

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AP Environmental Science: Cycling of Matter

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Abstract:: The earth's biogeochemical systems involve complex, dynamic processes that depend upon many factors. The three main factors upon which life on the earth depends are......

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
SubTopics:: Water
Collection:: Connexions

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AP Environmental Science: The solid earth

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Abstract:: The earth formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago from a nebular cloud of dust and gas that surrounded the sun. As the gas cooled, more solids formed.....

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
SubTopics:: Soil and Land
Collection:: Connexions

Acid Rain Destruction

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Abstract:

Developed for third grade. Students will:; understand the damaging effects of acid rain on the environment.; understand the damaging effects of acid rain on plants.; pose a hypothesis and use the scientific method.

Biology In Elementary Schools is a Saint Michael's College student project. The teaching ideas on this page have been found, refined, and developed by students in a college-level course on the teaching of biology at the elementary level. Unless otherwise noted, the lesson plans have been tried at least once by students from our partner schools. This wiki has been established to share ideas about teaching biology in elementary schools. The motivation behind the creation of this page is twofold: 1. to provide an outlet for the teaching ideas of a group of college educators participating in a workshop-style course; 2. to provide a space where anyone else interested in this topic can place their ideas.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary
SubTopics:: Green
Collection:: WikiEducator

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Alaska range

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Abstract:: This is the Alaska Range viewed from Delta Junction in interior Alaska (September, 2007).

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary, Post-secondary
SubTopics:: Green
Collection:: SciVee

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All Creatures Microscopically Small

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Abstract:: In this lesson, students investigate the physical and behavioral characteristics of different microbes and create research- based 'Microbe Biographies.' Students then visually compare microbe sizes and examine how the size of a microbe relates to its physical and behavioral characteristics. This lesson is part of the New York Times Learning Network, a service in which lesson plans are created to accompany newspaper articles.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Green
Collection:: New York Times

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All that Glitters...

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Abstract:: This Ocean Explorer lesson plan (PDF) explores the questions: What colors, if any, are visible down in the deep sea? What is bioluminescence? Students will learn about white light (visible light), the quantity and quality of light as related to ocean depth, the difference in water penetration between red light and blue light, bioluminescent organisms, the color of most bioluminescent light, and why organisms bioluminesce. The lesson plan includes background information and keywords, a list of materials, teacher preparation instructions, learning procedures, related links, evaluation and extension ideas, and correlation to the national standards.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
SubTopics:: Water
Collection:: NOAA

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Aral Sea Evaporation (WMS)

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Abstract:: The Aral Sea is actually not a sea at all, but an immense fresh water lake. In the last thirty years, more than sixty percent of the lake has disappeared because much of the river flow feeding the lake was diverted to irrigate cotton fields and rice paddies. Concentrations of salts and minerals began to rise in the shrinking body of water, leading to staggering alterations in the lakes ecology and precipitous drops in the Arals fish population. Powerful winds that blow across this part of Asia routinely pick up and deposit the now exposed lake bed soil. This has contributed to a significant reduction in breathable air quality, and crop yields have been appreciably affected due to heavily salt laden particles falling on arable land. This series of Landsat images taken in 1973, 1987 and 2000 show the profound reduction in overall area at the north end of the Aral, and a commensurate increase in land area as the floor of the sea now lies exposed.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary, Post-secondary
SubTopics:: Water , Industrial and Agricultural Impacts
Collection:: NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

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At Home on the Prairie

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Abstract:: The Western landscape which George Catlin encountered on his travels was dominated by the great expanse of the tall and short grass prairies. Home to countless species of plant and animal life, the great prairies once spanned millions of acres across North America. Today less than ten percent of the complex ecosystem remains, largely under the protection of parks and nature preserves. In this lesson students will gain an understanding of the interdependence of living organisms on the prairie and the fragility of their existence by investigating life on the prairie and relating their findings to their own experience.